Recessive alleles found at R and C loci in maize stocks showing aberrant ratio at the A locus.

doi:10.1093/genetics/99.3-4.481

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Recessive alleles found at R and C loci in maize stocks showing aberrant ratio at the A locus.

Genetics - 1 Jan 2000

Brakke M K, Samson R G, Compton W A

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Corn stocks showing virus-induced aberrant ratio (AR) at the "A" locus were found to have recessive alleles at the R and/or C loci. Since by the known pedigree these loci should be homozygous dominant, the results suggest an inactivation of maize genes by a mechanism as yet unknown. The presence...

Topics

Alleles
Chromosomes
Crosses, Genetic
Genes, Recessive
Mosaic Viruses
Mutation
Zea mays

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